Consolidated Kansas

[Ralph Moyer]

I haven't seen any Egrets yet this year in the Lower corner of SE Kansas but they do have several groups that have caused problems in the past. There was a large nesting area near the Oklahoma line that was very numerous and was causing problems with their "leavings".

 

[chicken danz]

I did some reading on them and they are pretty cool birds. They eat ticks and flies off of cattle and horses etc. It would be fine with me if it stuck around until fall and helped keep the fly population down. I let it out of the cage but it is still staying here in the yard. I saw it catch and eat a mouse yesterday so I immediately decided I liked it. I just think it got confused and followed the wrong flock of birds when they were coming north.

 

[Ralph Moyer]

Anyone in the Topeka area who would be interested in helping rehome some family pets.... Our chickens.... Please private message me. I promised the kids I would find homes for them that they would be loved and enjoyed for their personalities as much as we have enjoyed them. Our neighbors have been very hateful. Encouraging their children to be hateful, as if a back yard flock is "white trash" versus being ecologically sound, as well as very enjoyable as pets. We cant handle vandalism to the house or yard in spite... My children don't need, and can't handle, anything else to damage their self esteem. They already get teased for being Asian and not looking like me, not being wanted in China, for facial differences... They need to be able to ride the bus without adding one more thing to be teased about to the list:-(

So sorry for your neighbor problems. My nearest neighbor is a mile away. Its a good distance, too. I raise peafowl and you have to have good neighbors or no neighbors to raise peafowl. It is a shame their children are so hateful. Usually children like that will end up in a "cage" as adults.

 

[tweetybaby2005]

Anyone in the Topeka area who would be interested in helping rehome some family pets.... Our chickens.... Please private message me. I promised the kids I would find homes for them that they would be loved and enjoyed for their personalities as much as we have enjoyed them. Our neighbors have been very hateful. Encouraging their children to be hateful, as if a back yard flock is "white trash" versus being ecologically sound, as well as very enjoyable as pets. We cant handle vandalism to the house or yard in spite... My children don't need, and can't handle, anything else to damage their self esteem. They already get teased for being Asian and not looking like me, not being wanted in China, for facial differences... They need to be able to ride the bus without adding one more thing to be teased about to the list:-(

I'm sorry you and your children are going through this. It makes me mad that someone could be so spiteful. Hopefully someone will be able to adopt your flock and provide a good loving home for them.

Kuan

 

[tweetybaby2005]

I am new chicken mom in NE KS. I did the TSC purchase of 6 adorable, variety pack of bantams. Have to see what they grow into! I will post pics soon. I am glad to meet folks in KS here on backyard chickens!

Welcome to the Kansas thread.

. Tell us more about your chicks and we love pictures.

I went out and took some photos of my Reese birds today, to update from their original pics when I first got them. I'm pleased with how they are maturing. I was at first a little disappointed in what looked like a "hump" in the cockerel's back. It was something I thought was conformational and could not see it improving with age. His back is still not the "slightly concave" called for in the SOP but it is no longer as humped as it was either. Perhaps he was still building muscle and has built some up in the fore and aft of his back since then. I dunno. Anyway, here are his before and after pics (first pic, about 4 months, second 5 1/2 months):





Here is one of the New Hampshire hens from Reese. I love the vibrant "orange" color to her - quite different to the reddish color of my Production Red hens:


Here is the same hen next to the Reese BR hen (love the contrast)

And here is the BR hen on her own. You can tell that Frank is breeding for meat, can't you? What a little butterball [where is that licking lips smiley?]

Hechicken, very nice chickens. The color is so vibrant.

 

[chicken danz]

Maidenwolf and Medawinks both have terrible neighbors. It irritates me to no end. How do you think this kind of thing will effect them in the long run?
It's really sad

 

[tweetybaby2005]

My Salmon hen is healing up nicely. She rewarded me with the good care and larger living quarter by giving me an egg.

I haven't seen an egg from her since she was hurt at least 3 weeks ago. I'm hoping she will be able to rejoin her flockmates soon.

I'm prepping the brooder in the basement for some new chicks today. Hoping the weather will be nicer so I can get some cleaning done.

Kuan

 

[blueeyeskms]

Anyone in the Topeka area who would be interested in helping rehome some family pets.... Our chickens.... Please private message me. I promised the kids I would find homes for them that they would be loved and enjoyed for their personalities as much as we have enjoyed them. Our neighbors have been very hateful. Encouraging their children to be hateful, as if a back yard flock is "white trash" versus being ecologically sound, as well as very enjoyable as pets. We cant handle vandalism to the house or yard in spite... My children don't need, and can't handle, anything else to damage their self esteem. They already get teased for being Asian and not looking like me, not being wanted in China, for facial differences... They need to be able to ride the bus without adding one more thing to be teased about to the list:-(

Medawinks, did you find a home for your chickens? I will send you a PM.

 

[AmySG]

Thank you all for the welcome! This is a really fun site already.

Here are the babies, at just about a week, and now, right around three weeks. I can't be certain since they came from a bin-o-chicks. I have no idea what breeds/crosses, or sexes, I just hope they aren't all roos! I can have roos because I live in the country, but six roos may disagree that they can coexist peacefully.

Silver - the one I wanted that started it all








Gold - cause the person at the feed store said I needed a white, but it doesn't look white yet, thus the name...







Copper - cause everyone needs a little red hen





Cumulo








Nimbus - couldn't resist those little white wings, reminded me of a penguin








Cloud - silver chipmunk

 

[Ralph Moyer]

Someone sent me this photo, and after reading this weeks post I thought some of you could relate to it. Just a little humor.